So it’s the start of February and everyone is banging on about the Beast from the East, not me though as I find myself in awe at the selection of game meat available to buy at the Stockbridge Farmers Market in Edinburgh. If you ever visit Edinburgh then I highly recommend you visit this excellent Farmer’s Market in Stockbridge, which is held every Sunday no matter what the weather.
I make a beeline for Ridley’s Fish & Game stall and start to salivate at the massive selection of meat they have available: langoustine, pigeon, rabbit, fish, game pies… You name it and they will probably have it. I wait patiently for my wife and kids to walk back to the car as I know I will get grief for buying a wittle bunny Wabbit but as soon as they leave my line of sight, I jump at the chance to snag myself the largest rabbit available. It’s been prepared for me so all that is required is a good ol’ recipe to warm me up on this winters day.
Back at home, I unload the shopping and discreetly place the rabbit carcass out of sight but not before my wife clocks it. She feels bad for the rabbit and refuses to taste what I make but that’s ok, just meant more food for me.
As soon as I bought my meat I knew that I was going to make a nice hearty rabbit stew with some wild rice to accompany it. Long story short..9 hours in the slow cooker, my stew was ready and it did not disappoint. As a matter of fact, the rabbit stew lasted me three days and it tasted better as the week went on.
The recipe for my rabbit stew can be found below but a word of advice. The rabbit needs to be jointed and if you are unsure how you joint a rabbit, hop over to YouTube and watch a tutorial, it is that easy.
Anyway, enjoy:
Ingredients
- 1 rabbit jointed cut into pieces
- 2 onions chopped
- 1 garlic clove crushed
- 2 tbs oil
- 2 tbs tomato paste
- 2 bay leaves
- 3/4 cup water
- 2/3 cup red wine
- 1 tsp mixed herbs
- 1 cup peas
- 1 carrot peeled sliced
- 3 potatoes medium broken into chunks
- 1 beef stock cube crumbled
- 1 pinch seasoning *to taste
Method
- STEP 1: Heat oil in a frypan and lightly brown the meat. Place in the slow cooker.
- STEP 2: Lightly fry onion and garlic, then add to he cooker.
- STEP 3: Place remaining ingredients, except the peas, into the slow cooker. Cook on low for 6-8 hours.
- STEP 4: Add the peas half an hour before serving.
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